Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 457
28 October 1906 457 of opinion and thinking. However, that conflict does not become noteworthy or significant when giving preference to the pleasure of God Almighty; one walks away from one’s own contention. In any case, there was a mention of the dispute between the two brothers, and it was desired that if the Promised Messiah as said something, none of them would have any grievances. Upon this, the Promised Messiah as spoke in general terms: I like reconciliation, and when reconciliation is done, then there should be no mention of what he said or did. I swear by God Almighty that if a person who has called me a dajj a l and a kadhdh a b [great liar] thousands of times and has tried in every way to oppose me and he is a seeker of reconciliation, then it does not and cannot even occur to me what he said to me and how he treated me. It is true that a person who desires that others may derive benefit because of him should not be spiteful. If he is spiteful, how will others benefit from his existence? He becomes ready to take revenge whenever the slightest thing happens against his ego and thinking. He should be such that even if he is pierced by thousands of spears, he would not care. My advice is to remember two things. One, fear God Almighty, and two, treat your brothers with such sympathy as you do to your own nafs [self ]. If someone commits a fault or mistake, he should be forgiven and not that it should be emphasized, and the harbouring of hatred be made into a habit. The ego compels man that nothing should go against him, and in this way, he wants to sit on the throne of Allah the Exalted. So try to remain safeguarded from this. I truly say that to treat people with the highest of morals is also a death. I do not like that if someone does the slightest thing to another, he starts to pursue him relentlessly. On the contrary, I desire that